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Frank Pallone: If I’m kicked off Medicaid because I didn’t file the paperwork — which is what CBO says is the main reason why people…

On the recordMay 13, 2025
If I’m kicked off Medicaid because I didn’t file the paperwork — which is what CBO says is the main reason why people are kicked off, not because they’re not eligible, … then the CBO assumed they would naturally then go to the ACA marketplace, the exchange, and buy a subsidized policy, and therefore there’d be no savings.
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Frank Pallone
Democratic · New Jersey

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Pallone explains the implications of Medicaid cuts on ACA access.

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